Napa Master Gardener Column

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Plants are a terrific way to create a privacy screen for your garden, or to create a shady space in summer. For privacy screens, it's typically best to select plants that are evergreen.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Over the many years that I have been a Master Gardener, I have heard people talk about Nicotiana in the garden, but I didn't pay much attention.

By Denise Seghesio Levine, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County Many years ago I read a garden book that explained that the key to growing healthy plants is growing healthy soil.

By Iris Craig, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County January is a month for setting intentions, and many of us set intentions for our gardens. For some of us, the big goal is to be more organized. How can you improve the organization of your winter garden? One way is to keep a journal.

While skimming a magazine from England called Permaculture, I found an article about mounding. The article described how to build mounds in your garden and what materials to use. Over time, the soil becomes richer from the decaying materials.